slave like jade

Chapter 156
Seeing that Yu Ruyan was about to leave, Yu Mingzhu was willing to let her go so easily.

She stopped Yu Ruyan, and thought of her saying that she and the eldest prince had a "secret life", although she was angry in her heart, she sneered indifferently on her face: "You would rather be a slave or a handmaid than be with the Third Highness." Together, what's wrong with my bright being with His Royal Highness, don't you laugh at a hundred steps at fifty steps? Also, don't forget, I gave you the position of third princess. It's not me, even if you sleep with His Highness the Third Highness, you still want to be inferior to me, if someone makes me unhappy, you will be kicked out, so what's the difficulty in becoming an abandoned woman!"

Hehe, Yu Ruyan snorted coldly in her heart——

She knew that Yu Mingzhu would definitely use this matter to humiliate herself.

But the more so, the more calm Yu Ruyan became, without a trace of shame or anger, she understood one thing in her heart, smiled very lightly on her face, and sneered: "If I remember correctly, when I was in Daqi, Huang Jie tried every means to imitate Ehuang Nvying to marry His Highness the Third Highness, so she did not hesitate to pull Bai Ling and hang herself at the gate of Peony Pavilion, and even in front of all the soldiers, she willingly turned into a dancer to perform dances for His Highness... "

The twinkling eyes looked coldly at the shocked Yu Mingzhu in front of her, and even Mu Ziyue's face darkened when she heard that Yu Mingzhu used so many shameless means to seduce Mu Lingzhi. , a trace of almost inaudible disgust welled up on his expression.

"...I thought back then that the Royal Sister had a deep affection for His Highness the Third Highness. I didn't expect that the Royal Sister had turned around and fell in love with the First Prince after only a few months. Oh, I forgot, didn't the Royal Sister also like Chen before?" General, later he fell in love with Shangguan Xianzhong, and spent all his time trying to snatch the fourth sister's son-in-law... Heh, now that I think about it, I really can't compare with Huang Jie, I am not as fraternal as Huang Jie. Dare I ask? , How many months will it take for the eldest prince to be in love with the eldest prince this time?"

Yu Ruyan can be merciful to anyone, but she is never willing to give in to the two women in front of her. It's not that she is vicious, but she knows that when you face vicious villains, if you are timid and afraid, you will only make the villains proud , so that they will be more ruthless when they bully you next time!

The only way to deal with villains is to be more vicious than them!
Since Yu Mingzhu was going to Daliang to start a war with her, it was useless for her to hide or be afraid, not to mention that the two of them had teamed up to deal with her, would she still have a place to hide?

Although the two people on the opposite side had already experienced Yu Ruyan's sharp teeth, these words still completely angered Yu Mingzhu.

While they were talking, the people at the gate of the palace had almost left, only a few of them were left in the empty and quiet space.

Thinking that Yu Ruyan had mercilessly exposed her old background, Yu Mingzhu was angry and hated, seeing that no one was watching around, she rushed forward and slapped Yu Ruyan with her hand!

Having been ill for several days, plus now that she is by Mu Lingzhi's side and is pampered by him every day, and has never done rough work again, Yu Ruyan's strength is indeed not as strong as when she was a maid.Unable to stop her arm, she could only dodge with difficulty, and could feel Yu Mingzhu's sharp palm wind blowing across her face.

Stepping back two steps and looking coldly at the jade pearl whose palm fell into the air, Yu Ruyan's eyes were icy cold, and her tone was cold: "Sister Huang's hands-on problem really can't be changed. But I kindly remind you, this is Daliang , it is no longer the time for you to cover the sky with one hand in Daqi. Besides, in your capacity, if I get slapped by you, who do you think will suffer in the end?"

Yu Mingzhu was so angry that she was going crazy, she couldn't help cursing: "You ungrateful white-eyed wolf, just let the third princess go to you, you turn around and dare to do this to me, you bitch!"

"Let?!" Yu Ruyan didn't feel stabbing at all, she said coldly: "Yu Mingzhu, others don't understand you, but I do. I have fought against you for decades, and I know you better than I know you." Myself. Your so-called "letting" is just that you have done something with the eldest prince. If you lose your innocence, what qualifications do you have to marry the third highness? It sounds so good!"

Yu Mingzhu was dumbfounded, she knew that Yu Ruyan was cunning, but she didn't expect that this kind of thing would be seen through by her at a glance, and she immediately stayed on the spot with a flushed face.

After watching the hustle and bustle all night, and seeing Yu Mingzhu losing the battle, Mu Ziyue offered to help at the right time.

"Speaking of which, Princess Heshuo has been hanging out with His Highness the Third Highness for more than a year, isn't she still without a formal title? I think back then, Princess Heshuo was a prostitute in the military camp. Now, what qualifications do she have? Let's talk about the eldest princess."

Looking at the two people in front of her, Yu Ruyan really didn't have the strength to confront them any longer, she smiled coldly and said, "Yes, in terms of background, Princess Mingyue is innocent, if that's the case, please understand Princess If you can listen to His Highness's words in your heart, go find a good husband and son-in-law to live your own life."

After all, without stopping at the foot, step on the carriage and leave.

Yu Mingzhu wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Mu Ziyue, who persuaded her in a low voice: "Princess, there is no point in arguing with that bitch, let alone she has a sharp mouth, we are in front of her." There is no benefit to be gained. We might as well think about what to do next to really put her to death!"

After hearing Mu Ziyue's words, Yu Ruyan put out the anger in her heart, and said with a cold snort: "This time we set up a net, I don't believe she still has such a good life to escape!"

After all, eyes as vicious as a poisonous snake were fixed on the carriage that Yu Ruyan was riding in, and the deep-seated hatred made people feel chills!

In the carriage, Yu Ruyan was leaning on the cushion exhaustedly. Brother An poured her a glass of water to drink, and said worriedly: "Princess, the eldest princess has escaped from Luoying Nunnery to Daliang. If you come out, you must be looking for the princess to seek revenge. Princess, why don't you immediately write a letter back to Daqi to tell His Majesty, and let him order the Elder Lord to be taken back..."

"It's late!" Yu Ruyan leaned on the soft pillow and sighed heavily, and said with a frown: "If I find her escaped before she enters the palace, I can still ask Father to take her back. But now, she has The identity of the jade girl appeared in front of the king of Liang and the queen. Not only did the queen rely on her blood to detoxify, but the king of Liang had also agreed to her marrying into the eldest prince's mansion. In addition, it was stated in the official documents of the two countries' marriage that As a condition for Daliang to protect Daqi, Yunu and her relatives will marry into Daliang."

"That is to say, no matter which aspect, Yu Mingzhu is now considered to be from Daliang, and the emperor can't do anything to her. Besides, since the emperor has always disliked troublesome temperament, knowing that she is married to Daliang, It is estimated that she will not care about the wrong things she did before, and it will be over from now on."

After hearing what she said, Brother An was really worried.

In Daliang, just Mu Ziyue alone was enough for Yu Ruyan to have a headache, but now with the addition of a jade pearl, the two of them are still working together, after this, will the princess still have a peaceful life?

Thinking of this, Brother An couldn't help but sighed heavily.

It was late at night when she returned to the palace, Yu Ruyan drank a bowl of medicine and fell asleep, although she was extremely exhausted after a busy day, but thinking about the sudden appearance of Yu Mingzhu, she couldn't help worrying a lot.While waiting for Mu Lingzhi to come back from the palace discussion, Mu Lingzhi didn't come back until the cock crowed three times, and Yu Ruyan finally couldn't resist the drowsiness and fell into a deep sleep...

Sleeping until the sun was high, Yu Ruyan thought she was still asleep, but was woken up by the noise outside.

Crawling up from the bed with a headache, he realized that there was no one in the room, neither Brother An nor the little girls who were waiting.

The noise outside was getting louder and louder, and she could faintly hear crying, Yu Ruyan couldn't help frowning, put on her coat, opened the door and went out.

Outside the door, there was a group of people surrounded by the gate of the courtyard. When Yu Ruyan walked over, she heard Brother An say angrily: "It is said that the princess is resting inside, and she came back very late last night. Don't make noise here, what's the matter?" Let’s talk about it after the princess wakes up. If you disturb the princess to rest and wait for His Highness to come back, I will not spare you.”

As soon as this remark came out, the crowd seemed to be scared, and their voices became quieter, but the crowd still did not disperse, and those who were tugging in the middle of the venue refused to let go.

Yu Ruyan joked that Brother An now knew how to pretend to be a tiger, so he brought out Mu Lingzhi to bluff people.On the one hand, he wondered what happened to make such a big commotion?

She couldn't help asking: "What happened to make such a noise?"

Seeing her appear, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief, but Brother An was very annoyed, no matter how she tried to stop her, they still woke up the princess!

The crowd dispersed, and Yu Ruyan could see clearly who were pulling together in the crowd, and her face sank——

At the part where the crowd parted, the four women pulled together were the side concubine An Lirong, his wife An Rong, and her maid Yuan Er, while the one who was bound by ropes and thrown on the ground was An Li. The close-fitting girl has a thin curtain.

People on both sides were pulling the thin curtain on the ground, but An Lan and Yuan Er tied the thin curtain to meet Yu Ruyan, but they were stopped by An Lirong. Pulled up before.

Seeing Yu Ruyan coming out, the entangled four people let go of their hands, but after this tearing, the master and servants were covered in wrinkled clothes and messy makeup. Seeing Yu Ruyan's cold eyes swept over, Hastily lowered their heads one by one to adjust the makeup on their bodies.

Glancing at the servants who were watching the excitement all around, Yu Ruyan resented that they didn't know how to measure, that the dignified side concubine's wife was embarrassing here in front of the servants of the family, and then thought of the last time Mu Ziyue had a relationship with Mu Ziyue The content of Mu Lingzhi's conversation is now flying all over the city. He knows that there are no real secrets in the courtyard of the Wangfu. With so many servants, if everyone spreads a sentence, everyone outside the Wangfu will know everything about the Wangfu.

Yu Ruyan suppressed the anger in her heart, and while letting the four of them follow An Ge into Yunsong Courtyard, she coldly said to the servants who were watching the excitement all around: "If someone dares to chew their tongues and spread the matter to outsiders, once the matter of the palace is heard Discovery, no mercy!"

Everyone was frightened by her stern look and quickly nodded in response. The crowd scattered in an instant, not daring to join in the fun at the entrance of Yunsong Courtyard.

Back in the courtyard, the four people who were tugging at each other knelt down in front of the steps. Yu Ruyan walked over and did not ask them to get up, but asked An Ge to bring a chair, and sat down on the porch, with cold eyes Scanning the two pairs of kneeling master and servant, he didn't speak for a long time.

The warm autumn sun was covered by a few dark clouds, and the air was dull and oppressive. It looked like it was going to rain.

The four people on the steps knelt silently all the time, no one told Yu Ruyan what was the reason for the quarrel, Yu Ruyan didn't make a sound, just watched them kneeling like this.

In the end, the thin curtain tied like a rice dumpling couldn't help crying.As soon as she cried, An Lirong's face turned pale, cold sweat dripped down her cheeks, but her lips were tightly pressed together, her description was absolutely firm.

Looking at An Lan again, her description was exactly the same as An Lirong, except for her fierce eyes.The little girl beside her, Yuan'er, was only scared and timid, her body was pressed down the lowest, and she didn't dare to raise her head.

The atmosphere was more oppressive than air for a while.

In the end, Xilian couldn't hold back and cried Yu Ruyan and said: "Princess, help me..."

In fact, even if they didn't open their mouths, Yu Ruyan probably guessed a little bit by looking at their descriptions. Now that she heard what Xi Lian said, she stopped going around with them and said coldly: "Speak!"

Xi Lian struggled and knelt on the ground to straighten her body, crying until she burst into tears and snotted her nose, and said, "Princess, after the side concubine entered the palace yesterday, Mrs. An took people to the Furong Courtyard to arrest the slaves and servants to the Okra Courtyard. The slaves were tied up and tortured, forcing the slaves to admit that the child in her stomach was killed by the side concubine... Madam, how can the slaves talk nonsense about such unnecessary things... Madam, the slaves are wronged, and my master is also wronged. Empress Mingchao!"

As soon as Xilian spoke, An Lan's face turned pale. Before she could make a sound, An Lirong gritted her teeth and said coldly: "Dare to ask the princess, how do you calculate the crime of slander and the crime of abusing lynching in the house?" ?”

Yu Ruyan looked at Xiang An Lan coldly, and said calmly, "Madam An, do you have anything to explain?"

Compared to An Lirong's calmness and directness, An Lan looked like she had nothing to say, but she was clenching her teeth tightly, and in front of Yuruyan's face, she actually gritted her teeth so loudly.

Yu Ruyan knew that she had grievances in her heart, and probably couldn't find any evidence against An Lirong for a while, so she was angry and hated!
But based on her understanding of An Lan, her forbearance skills are the best among the women in the palace. She did not show any strong hatred for An Lirong in front of Mu Lingzhi before. During the day, she suddenly became impatient and did such impulsive things!
Seeing that An Lan didn't reply to her, Yu Ruyan said again: "Your Highness will come back from the palace after a meeting. If His Highness were to deal with today's affairs, he probably wouldn't be as patient as I am. Still Your Highness's temperament, let alone whether you two are right or wrong today, just because of your current identities, you are actually in front of the servants in the mansion, gossiping, doing such a shameful thing, don't say anything else , no matter what, one person must first come to a set of family law to serve him."

Hearing this, An Lirong and the two maids trembled all over, only An Lan was kneeling blankly with a dead face, her eyes were empty, and she looked up at Yu Ruyan in a daze. After the gesture, she was shocked, knowing that she was encouraging herself to speak out, but just as Yu Ruyan expected, she had no evidence——

This time, An Lirong did her best. She managed to find out some clues, but...

An Lan kowtowed deeply to Yu Ruyan, and finally spoke. Her voice was filled with endless despair and grief, and she said, "Thanks to your mother's love, I let this concubine investigate my child's injustice by myself... Concubine... It was not easy to find out. At that time, after I fell and lost my fetal gas, the midwife who delivered my baby, Wanshi, had a relationship with the Yushi family in private. It was also because I fell so suddenly that I had no time to let my side The person who hired someone to invite the midwife I know well made people take advantage of the loophole... No, it wasn't a loophole, it was premeditated from the time I fell down to Wan's..."

Hearing that An Lan mentioned the Wan family and the Yushijia, Yu Ruyan's eyes turned to An Lirong, but her eyes were calm, and there was no trace of panic in her eyes, which made Yu Ruyan very surprised.

An Lirong's eyes were shining with a cold light, she looked at An Lan coldly, and said with a cold sneer: "So it turns out that you slandered me because Wan Shi, who helped you deliver the baby, was related to my natal family? How ignorant you are!" ridiculous."

"The Wan family is a well-known midwife in Dongdu. Most of the daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law of rich families in Dongdu give birth to her. How many sons and daughters of rich families in Dongdu were not born by her? You can go to Ask on the street, is she acquainted with nine out of ten large households in Dongdu? My aunt and sister-in-law of my mother’s family all invited her to pick up their babies, even when I was born, I invited Wan’s , so, is there anything wrong with my natal family having a close relationship with her?"

The more An Lirong spoke, the paler An Lan's face became, and her lips were pursed tighter——

How could An Lan not understand what An Lirong said.That's why she was so helpless and miserable. She knew it was a conspiracy, and knew that the enemy was right in front of her eyes, but there was nothing she could do about it!
While the two were talking, Yu Ruyan concentrated on drinking the millet porridge that Brother An had just brought her, as if she was very careless about what the two of them were talking about.

Seeing An Lan's increasingly ugly look, An Lirong felt complacent, but sullenly said: "At the beginning, I saw that your situation was urgent, and the midwife you made an appointment with was not free at another house, so the mansion would let people I went to invite Wan Shi here, because I didn't make an appointment with her before, and I spent double the consultation fee to invite her here. If I hadn't invited Wan Shi here at the beginning, given your danger at the time, let alone your My child, I'm afraid that even you are now grass growing on the grave. I haven't heard you thank you for the kind words, but I'm suspicious of others. It's really kindness that doesn't go well..."

"You invited the Wan family in for Mrs. An?" Just when An Lirong was speaking proudly, Yu Ruyan interrupted her abruptly with a cold sentence.

An Lirong's expression was startled, and she didn't recover for a moment.

To be exact, Yu Ruyan's question was so sudden that she couldn't figure out how to answer it for a moment.
The hesitation in her expression did not escape Yu Ruyan's eyes, she knew it all, before she could answer, she turned her head to An Lan who was obviously resentful and said: "Tell me, that Wan Shi who delivered the baby How did it hurt you during childbirth?"

As soon as these words came out, not only An Lirong was stunned, but even An Lan was stunned.

Before, An Lan just said that because she fell down, Wanshi helped her deliver the baby, which made people take advantage of her. She didn't directly say that Wanshi hurt her, but now Yu Ruyan asked her directly, how did Wanshi hurt her, Wouldn't it surprise both of them!
An Lirong couldn't help showing fear on her face, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, there is no proof, how can you say that Wan Shi was harmed..."

'boom--'

Coincidentally, Yu Ruyan seemed to have just finished drinking the porridge in the bowl, and the small jade bowl was placed heavily on the side corridor stone, making a clear and loud sound, which scared An Lirong's heartbeat while she was talking It was half a minute too late, so I didn't dare to say the rest of the words.

Clever as An Lan saw Yu Ruyan's behavior, she knew it in her heart, and said sadly: "Your Majesty is really good at predicting things, the concubine's child was indeed killed by that Wan Shi, or in other words, was sent here by Wan Shi People were killed."

After all, he stared at An Lirong fiercely with red eyes, wishing to kill her immediately to avenge his daughter with monstrous anger.

"Go ahead!" Yu Ruyan ordered.

"Because my delivery date was early, the baby didn't come out of my stomach for two days and two nights, and I had no strength. On the third day, I had no strength at all. At this time, I heard that Wan said, let people Take ginseng to relieve my qi, so that I will have the strength to give birth to the child..."

Yu Ruyan, the method of ginseng to restore qi, had seen it before when Wu Zhaoyi gave birth in Qi State, so she nodded clearly and motioned An Lan to continue.

"...It just so happened that the empress gave me a good ginseng because I was pregnant. Yuan'er took it out on the spot, and Wan's sliced ​​it into thin slices for me to keep under my tongue, but..."

The more I talked about it later, An Lan was full of grief, anger and hatred, her hands clenched tightly, and her veins bulged——

"After taking the 'Ginseng Tablets' given by Wan's, not only did I lose my energy, but my strength even dropped... At that time, I didn't doubt that I had it, but I just suspected that my body couldn't take it anymore. However, when my child was The production time was too long, and after I was suffocated to death in the meeting, I couldn't help but feel suspicious, so I found out the 'ginseng' dregs I had contained before, and showed it to Dr. Wu, but told me... tell me That's not ginseng slices at all, but radish slices that have the opposite effect of ginseng and have the effect of dispersing Qi!"

Hearing this, Yu Ruyan was stunned!
What a clever scheme, what a poisonous scheme!
One is to hold her breath, allowing An Lan to increase her strength to help her give birth, and the other is to disperse her breath, which takes away the last bit of her strength after being tired for two days and two nights, leaving her with no strength to exert herself, and the baby has been in the stomach for too long , the amniotic fluid ran out, and the child suffocated to death!
After saying this, An Lan was sobbing, so sad and desperate that she couldn't help herself.

Yu Ruyan looked at An Lirong with a calm expression in her cold eyes - it was beyond her expectation that she could still be so calm at this moment!
Could it be that what Wan Shi did has nothing to do with An Lirong?
As soon as this thought flashed in her mind, Yu Ruyan denied it on her own.

No, it must be her, because in this mansion, apart from An Lirong, there is no second person who can harm An Lan, and no second person has such a great hatred for An Lan.

Therefore, Wan Shi must have been instructed by An Lirong!

But now that the clues have been found and the target Wan Shi has been locked, why is An Lan so impatient to grab the thin curtain and force her to confess?
Seeing the despair, grief and anger on An Lan's face, and the indifferent and calm expression on An Lirong's face, Yu Ruyan suddenly thought of something and felt a chill in her heart.

(End of this chapter)